to start, this is my third cruise and my second with carnival. my first with carnival was on the imagination cruising to key west and cozumel.
we left the philly area around 10:00am for our ride up to nyc for our cruise. parking was a breeze and getting on the ship was great also. the lines in the embarkation area were very organized, and we were on the ship by 12:15 having lunch and touring the ship.
ship: the victory is very clean and has a very nice staff. i've read reviews about how it's hard to navigate your way through the ship, but i don't get it! get a map of the ship and walk around. by dinner time everyone in our group knew where everything was!